"Huh," returned Greg candidly. "I'm disappointed about you two. It takes money to buy apples, even at twenty cents a barrel. You two generally have some money."
"I've got five cents," laughed Dave. "Here it is."
"I've got a whole quarter, as it happens," added Dick, producing the coin. "I'm not going to be mean, either."
"Whew, but I'll have a job pulling the canoe alone," muttered Greg ruefully. "And it isn't much fun picking apples all alone. However, I'm going. Maybe Harry Hazelton can go with me. Tom can't and Dan won't. I'll see that you two get your shares of apples for the money you've turned over to me."
"My share will be half a hat full," laughed Dave.
"And then some more, and still some more," added Greg readily. "I won't forget that you two financed my expedition."
"I wish awfully that I could go with you, Greg," spoke Dick truthfully. "But it wouldn't be fair for me to think of leaving everything at the store for mother to do this afternoon."
"Oh, that's all right," nodded Greg.
"And you can bet that I wish I were going with you," supplemented Darrin. "But I get a lot of snaps like this one at the express office, and there are too many fellows hanging around there looking for my chance. It isn't the easiest thing in the world for a fellow to pick up silver quarters, Greg."
"Don't I know!" muttered Holmes.